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SAFETY BOTTLE.

Patented Apr. 26, 1898.

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JOHN J. MCCOMISH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,114, dated April26, 1898.

Application filed April 13, 1897. Serial No. 681,899. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. MCCOMISH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York city, county of New York, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Bottles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to that class of safetybottles which are designedto prevent the unauthorized reuse and refilling of the bottle, and hasfor its object to provide a simple and improved safety-bottle of thischaracter which will possess advantages in point of inexpensiveness,extreme simplicity, convenience, safety, ease of operation, and generalefficiency.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the bottle embodying myimprovements, the safety attachment being shown in its initial position.Fig. 2 is a corresponding View showing the safety attachment in appliedposition. Fig. 3 is a corresponding view illustrating a modification.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a bottle which may be of anyordinary or suitable construction.

B designates a rod which comprises myimproved safety attachment and isformed of glass or other fragile material, at the top end of which rodis carried a disk or ball I). The lower end I) of said rod ispermanently connected to the neck portion a of the bottle. Thisconnection may be formed by simply welding the end of the rod to theneck, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or the bottom end of the rod may beWound spirally around the neck of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 3. Abovethe secured lower end 1') the top portion of the rod,which carries thedisk or ball Z), is free, and the connection between the free portionand the secured lowerend is preferably formed by an outward bend orcurve, as shown at c, at which point the diameter of the rod ispreferably reduced, as shown.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

In practice the bottle is first filled and a cork 0r stopper D of anysuitable form ormaterial is inserted in the mouth. The free top portionof the rod 13 is then heated by means of a blow-pipe or any othersuitable means and bent over, so that the end disk or ball l) bears uponthe top of the stopper I), when the safety-rod is permitted to becomeset in this position. To enable the withdrawal of the cork or stopperand the use of the contents of the bottle, it will be necessary to breakor destroy the fragile safety-rod, which operation may be effected by aslight blow upon the reduced connection portions 0. The glass safety-rodB may be marked in colors throughout its substance or otherwise formedwith characteristic or distinguishing features, so that after it isbroken to permit the use of the contents of the bottle the repair of thebroken part or welding of a new top portion of the rod by unauthorizedparties will not be permitted without detection.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a non-refillable bottle, a fragile rod having one end permanentlysecured to the neck of the bottle, and provided with a free projectingportion carrying an end disk or ball, adapted to bear upon the cork orstopper of the bottle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an improved safety-bottle, a fragile rod having its lower endsecured to the bottle and embodying a free projecting portion connectedwith the secured end by an outward bend or curve of reduced diameter,the projecting portion of said rod carrying a disk or ball at the freeend adapted to bear upon the cork or stopper, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. As an improved safety device for a bottle, a fragile rod adapted tobe attached to a bottle, having its lower end secured to the neck of thebottle and embodying a free projecting end, said rod embodying adistinctive design,whereby the said rod cannot be broken withoutdestroying the integrity thereof, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 10th day of April, 1897.

JOHN J. MoooMIsn.

Vt itn esses:

C. SEDcwIoK, B. MoCOMB.

